STEWARD, ELIPHALET--Born Aug. 14, 1759, at Stonington, Conn. Died November 3, 1837, aged 78 years. Grave in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown. Enlisted in the American army in the fall of 1776, served 3 months as private under Capt. Jeremiah Halsey, Connecticut Militia. Enlisted in March, 1778, served one year under Captain Joseph Springer, Col. John Topham, Rhode Island Militia. Re-einlisted for one year as private in General Ezekiel Cornell's Life Guards, Rhode Island. Enlisted in Sept., 1782, served one month with rank of Licut. in Reg't of Col. Vrooman, New York Militia. Was in Rhode Island battle. Was granted pension in 1832 at which time he was residing at Busti, Chautauqua County, N. Y. His wife, Mercy Coates, was born Sept. 5, 1764. They moved from Frankfort, N. Y., to Busti, Chautauqua County, in 1811. Her death occurred April 18, 1818. They had four children: Lucy, wife of Stephen Wilcox; John; Anna, wife of Walter Crouch; Betsey, wife of Michael Frank
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STEWARD, ELIPHALET--Born Aug. 14, 1759, at Stonington, Conn. Died November 3, 1837, aged 78 years. Grave in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown. Enlisted in the American army in the fall of 1776, served 3 months as private under Capt. Jeremiah Halsey, Connecticut Militia. Enlisted in March, 1778, served one year under Captain Joseph Springer, Col. John Topham, Rhode Island Militia. Re-einlisted for one year as private in General Ezekiel Cornell's Life Guards, Rhode Island. Enlisted in Sept., 1782, served one month with rank of Licut. in Reg't of Col. Vrooman, New York Militia. Was in Rhode Island battle. Was granted pension in 1832 at which time he was residing at Busti, Chautauqua County, N. Y. His wife, Mercy Coates, was born Sept. 5, 1764. They moved from Frankfort, N. Y., to Busti, Chautauqua County, in 1811. Her death occurred April 18, 1818. They had four children: Lucy, wife of Stephen Wilcox; John; Anna, wife of Walter Crouch; Betsey, wife of Michael Frank
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